So, I’m a follower. You all prolly knew that already, didncha? Mr Lady has extended invitation to bloggy peeps for joinage in a recipe posting type dealio, so here’s my fabled attempt.
Last week I divulged something so embarrassing, I’m tempted to not link it cuz god, the cashiers knowing me and my kid on first name basis? Sad. But no, I’ll link it anyways, cuz, I’m shameless. So the goal is to stop grocery shopping so much. I mean, she’s under two and I’m a freaking anorexic, we shouldn’t need as much food as I buy, right? So I’m being inventive and cleaning out my cupboards and freezer.
My quick and easy, works well in times of financial burden wherein the change jar is being counted and rolled and you’re hoping those 14 diapers will last you three whole days idea that my kid goes amazingly crazy for? Waffles.
Sure, I’ve done it from scratch with whole wheat flour and lovingly leveled off the teaspoons, but really let’s be serious: I throw some extra-fluffy pancake and waffle mix into a measuring cup. For realistically sized waffles for Isobel and I, let’s say I use about 350mLs. Then I add in some fruit. Most of the time, it’s whatever’s on it’s way out of my crisper or a stray browning banana that I’ve beat the shit out of with my hand blender. Failing that, a single-serving of unsweetened apple sauce.
Mix that into a semi-gluey ball, then add in water as needed a shot at a time right from the tap (no measuring), mixing it up in a passive aggressive way with a fork until it’s the consistency of breast-milk-baby-poop.
Yeah, I said it.
While you’ve been throwing unmeasured shit into this cup, your waffle iron should have been heating up. It wasn’t? S’ok cuz you can cover the mix and leave it for like, a day and it’ll still work out yummers.
So then you pour enough to like, fill up the little valleys of the iron, but not totally. You knowm’sayin’? Plop down the lid and let those puppies cook for at least four minutes. Then enjoy prying them off without scratching the non-stick coating.
Wanna go big? Decorate them.
Normally, Cookie Monster gets some sort of peanut butter mouth and raisin eye combo.
Elmo? He likes it nekkid, with a side of bananas and yogurt.
